Cypro-Classical Coarse Ware Jug fonpeople and deities

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a form of commodity money cast primarily in bronze or copper throughout West Africa

used either to fasten garments in place—serving as a practical alternative to brooches—or as decorative hair accessories

Traces of red pigment

Modern frame included

Cypro-Classical Coarse Ware Jug fonpeople and deitiesCypro Classical I Period, c. 475400 BC, Republic of Cyprus This magnificent wheel made pottery jug, crafted in Coarse Ware during the Cypro Classical I period, exemplifies the functional elegance of ancient Cypriot ceramics. The jug features a finely potted, depressed globular body with a pronounced bulge resting on a flat base. Its wide, sinuous concave neck leads to an incurved rim, while a single strap handle extends gracefully from the shoulder to